-42 million people world wide living with HIV/AIDS
-5 million more people infected per year
-29.4 million people living on the African continent with HIV/AIDS (9% of adult population)
-15 million children under 18 who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Malaria Demographic
-Around the world 300-500 million people are affected with malaria every year
-Most common in Sub-Saharan Africa
-About 2 million people die every year, at least 1 million are children under the age of five
-90% of deaths are in Africa
Tuberculosis
- TB kills around 1.6 million people per year.
- In 2005 8.75 million cases of TB were reported.
- The most common location for TB is in Sub- Saharan Africa.
AIDS
-42 million people world wide living with HIV/AIDS
-5 million more people infected per year
-29.4 million people living on the African continent with HIV/AIDS (9% of adult population)
-15 million children under 18 who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Malaria
-Around the world 300-500 million people are affected with malaria every year
-Most common in Sub-Saharan Africa
-About 2 million people die every year, at least 1 million are children under the age of five
-90% of deaths are in Africa
Tuberculosis
- TB kills around 1.6 million people per year.
- In 2005 8.75 million cases of TB were reported.
- The most common location for TB is in Sub- Saharan Africa.